Category Archives: Analyses

Patents: lessons from an appeal on pposition proceedings (part 2/2)

On 4 July 2025, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled on an appeal against a decision rendered by the...

on 24 March 2026

Patents: lessons from an appeal on opposition (part 1/2)

The Paris Court of Appeal ruled on 4 July 2025 on an appeal against a decision of the French...

on 10 March 2026

European Union: Regulation (EU) No 2025/2645 on compulsory licensing has entered into force

by François-Adrien CHAGNOLLAUD, on 17 February 2026

Inventive Step and Sufficiency of Disclosure: the UPC Court of Appeal Establishes Its Own Doctrine

On 25 November 2025, two landmark decisions were issued by the UPC Court of Appeal, laying the foundations of...

by Anne RIVIÈRE, on 10 February 2026

First Applications of the Enlarged Board of Appeal Decision G1/24

The decision G1/24 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office (EPO) could mark a turning...

by Aurélien BARETY, on 13 January 2026

When Lighting Is Not Enough

In this case, the holder of a garden pavilion design equipped with a string of lights saw its registered...

by Laurence BONTRON, on 17 December 2025